The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tel-aviv-university/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:44:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Tel Aviv University | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tel-aviv-university/ 32 32 Bucking boycotts, prizewinning Israeli astrophysicist finds ‘Zen-like’ perspective in space https://www.timesofisrael.com/bucking-boycotts-prizewinning-israeli-astrophysicist-finds-zen-like-perspective-in-space/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:05:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3835562 Open University’s first Blavatnik Award laureate, Paz Beniamini, studies cosmic bursts and neutron stars; says science must 'be done on international level' regardless of politics

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]]> Night light disrupts antibody production rhythms, may raise risk of death, Israeli study finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/night-light-disrupts-antibody-production-rhythms-may-raise-risk-of-death-israeli-study-finds/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:57:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3810758 Tel Aviv University research on mice, with implications for humans, finds artificial lighting from sources as common as streetlights disrupts mammalian immune system's natural sense of time

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]]> 2025 toll of Diaspora Jews killed in antisemitic attacks was highest in three decades https://www.timesofisrael.com/2025-toll-of-diaspora-jews-killed-in-antisemitic-attacks-was-highest-in-three-decades/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:11:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3800787 TAU study finds shift in types of anti-Jewish events, with violence becoming the norm; Australia, Canada see highest yearly numbers of antisemitic incidents ever

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]]> 2,500-year-old infant mass grave cracks open enigma of biblical-era baby burials https://www.timesofisrael.com/2500-year-old-infant-mass-grave-cracks-open-enigma-of-biblical-era-baby-burials/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:25:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3798269 Archaeologists found the remains of dozens of children under the age of two deposited in a water reservoir of the ancient Judean town, a new study has revealed

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]]> Paleolithic chic: 500,000 years ago, Israel’s ancient toolmakers had a taste for sparkle https://www.timesofisrael.com/paleolithic-chic-500000-years-ago-israels-ancient-toolmakers-had-a-taste-for-sparkle/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:53:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3784438 Rare hand axes from the Sakhnin Valley show Homo erectus picked fossil- and crystal-rich stones for visual appeal, hinting at early symbolic thinking, new study suggests

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]]> Universities say they may start upcoming semester with online classes https://www.timesofisrael.com/universities-say-they-may-start-upcoming-semester-with-online-classes/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:27:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772234 Tel Aviv University delays opening until after Passover on April 12, to help reservists unable to get back to school, but others say they will begin next week or soon after

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]]> Israeli researchers find humans and turtles, share key brain function going back 320 million years https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-researchers-find-humans-turtles-share-key-brain-function-going-back-320-million-years/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:20:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757640 Turtles are able to grasp that the same object seen from different angles is not a different object, an important trait for defense against land-based predators

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]]> Israeli researchers uncover key to why breast cancer spreads to brain and turns deadly https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-researchers-uncover-key-to-why-breast-cancer-spreads-to-brain-and-turns-deadly/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:37:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3745793 Tel Aviv University scientists say abnormal chromosomes help breast cancer to metastasize to the brain; study could help develop drugs and aid in early detection, treatment

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]]> Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, pioneer of Temple Mount research, dies at 81 https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologist-gabriel-barkay-pioneer-of-temple-mount-research-dies-at-81/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:03:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3733691 Discoverer of the Ketef Hinnom scrolls and founder of Temple Mount Sifting Project was a larger-than-life figure who stirred controversy, loved Jerusalem and made the city his mission

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]]> Unearthed in last-ditch dig, one-of-a-kind tomb offers glimpse of Assyrian rule over Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/unearthed-in-last-ditch-dig-one-of-a-kind-tomb-offers-glimpse-of-assyrian-rule-over-israel/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:36:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3680950 Newly published findings from salvage dig near Afula detail discovery of burial pits where high official's remains may have been interred along with dozens of opulent and rare artifacts

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]]> New Israeli fossil research shows some winged dinosaurs lost ability to fly https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-israeli-fossil-research-shows-some-winged-dinosaurs-lost-ability-to-fly/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:48:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3712362 Study of molting patterns in fossilized colored feathers suggests evolution of dinosaurs and birds was 'more complex than previously believed,' says ornithologist

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]]> Computerized prevention program could lower PTSD to 1% of former combat troops https://www.timesofisrael.com/computerized-prevention-program-could-lower-ptsd-to-1-of-former-combat-troops/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:45:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3707092 Tel Aviv University scientist says peer-reviewed research shows a fivefold reduction in symptoms among soldiers who participate in new protocol, 18 months on

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]]> Figures shows brain drain spiked in 2023-2024 as well-educated fled overhaul, war https://www.timesofisrael.com/figures-shows-brain-drain-spiked-in-2023-2024-as-well-educated-fled-overhaul-war/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:01:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3701325 More doctors, engineers, and high earners moved away during 20-month period, costing state some NIS 1.5 billion in lost taxes, Tel Aviv U. economists find, warning trend may be ongoing

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]]> Far-left US Jewish writer Beinart apologizes for speaking to Israelis at Tel Aviv University https://www.timesofisrael.com/bds-activists-blast-jewish-israel-critic-peter-beinart-for-speaking-at-tel-aviv-university/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:37:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698416 BDS activists said Peter Beinart — also pro-boycott and against Jewish statehood — was 'whitewashing genocide'; apology draws more flak; right-wing activist had pushed to cancel event

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]]> Scholars transcribe hundreds of thousands of Cairo Geniza fragments, some never read before https://www.timesofisrael.com/scholars-transcribe-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cairo-geniza-fragments-some-never-read-before/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:13:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3697022 The MiDRASH project received an $11.5 million grant to take research on medieval Jewish literature to the next level

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